The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-10-20

publicans OF this county and district
should see to it that If the Senate of the
United States becomes Democratic dur.
ing the next two years the fault cannot
be laid at their doors they should see
to it that if John Sherman fails to re.
ceive the nomination for President be-
cause Ohio has Democratic Legislature
they cannot be charged with having de.
feated him.
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There are potent reasons OF State pol.
icv why the Democrats should not be
allowed to capture the next Legislature.
The last Democratic General Assembly
in this State was elected in 1888 along
with Gov. Hoadly. What was the re.
suit? In two years they had dissipated
cash surplus left them by the preced.
ing administration of $500. 900, and left
the treasury in debt to the extent of
$3.50, 900; they made the penitentiary,
which, up to that time, had been SELF
supporting, and indeed had yearly turn.
ed over a handsome balance into the
treasury, burden upon the taxpayers
to the extent Of many thousand dollars
a year. The administration of other
State institutions became 80 corrupt and
inefficient that instead Of being an honor
to the State they became its disgrace.
But the crowning infamy OF all, that put
not only our own citizens to shame, but
disgraced us in the eyes of the whole
nation, was the sale Of the United States
Senatorship to the highest bidder. Hon.
est and able Democrats like Thurman,
Ward and Pendleton were passed by,
and Payne, the Standard oil monopolist,
was chosen to represent the State in the
Senate of the United States. All this
happened simply because the men who
had been elected with the express un.
derstanding that they were to vote for
Thurman, Ward or Pendleton deliberate.
ly sold themselves to Payne for sums
varying from fifteen hundred to five
thousand dollars apiece. Do the voters
of this county and district approve of
this squander,ng Of State finances, this
inefficient and disgraceful management
of State institutions, this barter and sale
of the highest Office in the State? If they
do they should vote to return the Democ-
racy to power at Columbus.
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In 1885 by means of fraudulent chang
ing and switching Of ballots in various
wards in Cincinnati the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature who were elected
were counted out and the Democratic
members declared elected. The fraud
was open and notorious. In Precinct A
of the Fourth Ward the total Democratic
vote of 726 was changed to 926, and two
hundred names fraudulently added to
the poll-book, while the Republican vote
of about 200 was marked down to 46.
Gov. Hoadly, in his farewell speech to
the Ohio Club, said in regard to this
fraud: "One trouble aoith the Democracy
Of Hamilton county a that they haze learned
the trick Of changing the ballots after they
have been put in the boz. Never again, never
again, aIlow an honorable man TO contens.
plate With shame, AZ Ihad to, my name ac-
credited NTH 9S6 potes I neuer received in
the Fourth Ward, and my friend Judge For.
aker, in Precinct a, Fourth Ward, aecreda.
ed wah 4e only, when he certainly received
nearly s00." Yet the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature to q man support
ed the fraud and used every device that
ingenuity could suggest to retain in their
places this fraudulent delegation from
Hamilton county; and when they saw
that they were outwitted, the Democratic
Senators in q body, in order to block the
wheels of legislation and prevent the
honestly.elected members from taking
their seats, left the State, abandoning
the trust imposed upon them by their |
They not only defended |
The fraud, but endeavored to consummate |
It by abandoning their duty and refusing
10 fulfill the obligations of their oath Of |
office. Do you, voters of Highland and
Ross counties, want repetition of these
iisgraceful scencesf II you do, vote for
Democrats for the next Legislature. II
you do not then vote for the Republican
candidates, who will do their duty fear.
essly and honestly.
No true Republican will desert his
party candidate IN account Of some little
PERSONAL feeling that may exist between
he candidate and the voter. A Repub-
ican or Democrat who il everlastinely
licking out Of the traces because every.
hing didn't 60 his way il not 70 be re-
led upon. Such men - Foraker, shsr.
man, Grant and Garfield come TO the
lront because they are loyal to the great
principles of their marty and alloW mar.